$.97 cents per pound for fresh Foster Farms Whole Fryer Chicken at Raley’s Nob Hill for members reposted by Ruth Paget

Good Deal on Roasting Chicken at Raley’s Nob Hill in Salinas, California by Ruth Paget

I received a digital coupon for Foster Farms Whole Fryer chicken at .$.97 cents per pound today as a Raley Nob Hill member.

That is a good price.

A simple dish you can make with this is lemon - garlic chicken stuffed with used lemon rinds, garlic, and thyme.  Potatoes can go around the chicken that sits on a bed of chopped onion with a cup of olive oil and lemon juice drizzled over everything.

I use a covered metal Granite baking pan to hold these items and bake in a preheated 450-degree oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

This tastes great with a good Pilsner like Pilsner Urquell from the Czech Republic.

You can boil the carcass with onions, carrots, and celery and skim the surface to make a good broth you can freeze in ice cube trays and eventually store in a ziploc bag to add to soups.

Note: You can sign up to get the members app online or in-store.

Happy Cooking!

By Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games

UChicago 2026 Aims of Education Address Promotes Agile Minds Created by Liberal Education reposted by Ruth Paget

The University of Chicago Aims of Education Address promotes the value of a liberal education for creating agile minds needed in the 21st century. 

English professor Kenneth Warren will deliver the Aims of Education address on September 24, 2026 at Rockefeller Chapel.

The Address will be webcasted.

More details about the speaker and Aims of Education Address follow:

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/kenneth-warren-deliver-aims-education-speech-class-2030?utm_medium=09.22email&utm_source=UChicagoNews&mkt_tok=MjUwLUNRSC05MzYAAAGkaPusLzkptztMQi_SSUCmvFo7R1LdvaGdYEBQDMTDbAf0GbK2wTiuTGpHvcmVh0Ngt7XkU1qJmELg5guAM5e0RnLYcSVqPtGeuJmbhXZjexjO-KA

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

Fish Ideas for Personal Chefs by Ruth Paget

Fish Ideas for Personal Chefs by Ruth Paget 

I read Jane Grigson’s Fish Book (563 pages organized by 52 species of edible fish with an index) as a follow-up to my Wisconsin 2026 Dairyland Vacation. 

Grigson mostly deals with ocean fish, but her techniques and sauces work with freshwater fish too, which abound in Wisconsin’s rivers like the Wisconsin River and the Fox River and bordering Great Lakes. 

When I was a child growing up in Detroit (Michigan), my mother took me on driving vacations from Detroit that led us through Gary (Indiana) and Chicago (Illinois) on the way to the relatives’ homes outside Madison, Wisconsin. 

My grandparents had a cabin on the Wisconsin River, which runs to the Mississippi River, where we ate bass filets fried in bacon grease with hand-mashed potatoes. A side of canned green beans rounded out the North Woods meal. This is one of my favorite Wisconsin memories. 

Grigson’s fish book provides recipes from around the world that work with fish from any US state. Her seasoned butters, sauces, and mayonnaise toppings provide easy, great variety for poached or fried fish: 

-anise butter made with licorice-flavored pastis and butter that you can just melt on fish and sides like rice pilaf 

-orange butter made with bitter Seville orange juice. This butter lightens fried fish and adds perkiness to pilafs and peas

-sauce au cidre gets is equally perky flavor from dry apple cider 

-Pernod remoulade is a mayonnaise made with licorice-flavored Pernod mayonnaise 

Four stand-out recipes that personal chefs might be interested in include: 

-clam farcies (stuffed clams) made with a mixture of mushrooms, bacon, parsley, and chopped clams served on clam half shells 

-cod with mushrooms made by frying cod and serving it with sautéed mushrooms on top.

-mullet baked with licorice-flavored fennel and pastis 

-mullet Charente style, which is sautéed and then baked briefly with tomatoes, parsley, garlic, dry white wine, and Parmesan cheese 

Fish lovers, personal chefs, and lovers of French food can all find delicious recipes to try in Jane Grigson’s Fish Book, which remains a classic recipe book. 

Happy Cooking! 

By Ruth Paget 

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission,  French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games

Make It Monday for a Home Made Meal Idea by Ruth Paget

Make it Monday for Home Cooked Meal Night Ideas by Ruth Paget

-Pasta with butter, shredded Swiss cheese, and strips of prosciutto with boiled eggs on the side or in the pasta.  Pasta made from 00 flour has a high protein count.

This is a modified Schinkennudeln (ham and noodle pasta dish) from Germany that is a baked casserole there. 

I have eaten this for years and like it.

-Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwiches are also good

-I have made breakfasts for dinner too.  (Bisquick pancakes and syrup are all-American dinners in my book.)

Note: Walmart carries all these ingredients at a reasonable price.  There are two Super Center Walmart Stores in Salinas - one on North Davis and one on North Main.  Target on North Main generally carries these products as well.  Costco sells jugs of maple syrup.

Happy Cooking!

By Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lesson written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission,  French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games

Free Rancho Day at the Adobe in Salinas, California reposted by Ruth Paget

Rancho Day, a free family day event is going to be held at the Adobe in Salinas, California on September 26, 2026.

This event will feature:

-historical re-enactments 

-blacksmithing

-dancing charro horses

-cowboy roping

-produce sales

-food trucks

Details about this event from the Monterey County Weekly Online Calendar follow:

 https://www.montereycountynow.com/events/#/details/rancho-day-at-the-adobe-to-be-held-on-september-26-2026/19604302/2026-09-26T11

Have fun!

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture blogs

-writer of 1900+ Central coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory blogs

West Coast Shellfish Boil with paella on the Side at Esteban Restaurant in Monterey, California reposted by Ruth Paget

The Monterey County Weekly Online Community Calendar lists a West Coast Shellfish Boil with a side of Paella at the Esteban Restaurant in Monterey, California on Monday nights.

This looks like a really good deal at $30 per person with free parking.

Details from the Monterey County Weekly’s online calendar follow:

https://www.montereycountynow.com/events/#/details/west-coast-shellfish-boil-mondays/18290444/2026-09-21T16

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games

Northern California Renaissance Faire is being held from September 20 - October 25, 2026 in Hollister, California reposted by Ruth Paget

The Northern California Renaissance Faire is Coming Up in September and October 2026 in Hollister, California!

The Northern California Renaissance Faire is being held from September 20 - October 25, 2026 in Hollister, California.

Information about the Renaissance Faire and ticket purchase details follow:

https://norcalrenfaire.com/

Have fun!

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about Dan Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games